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The Delaware River Port Authority (Authority) hereby invites interested qualified professional consulting architectural/engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications for the Design Services for the Masonry Rehabilitation at the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

The Scope of Services the Authority requires shall include but not be limited to all design activities required to repair, restore, and preserve the granite masonry and exterior ornamental features on the bridge. Services to be performed under this contract include inspecting and assessing the existing conditions of granite facades on the anchorages and other substructure elements of the bridge, as well as, other deteriorated architectural ornamentation; evaluating masonry repair, restoration, and rehabilitation alternatives; developing the most feasible and economical rehabilitation alternatives; and preparing complete contract documents with which the Authority may solicit construction bids. The firm selected for this project shall have extensive knowledge of preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of landmark masonry structures and exhibit professional staff knowledgeable in the principles and practice of architectural conservation and the current cleaning and repair technologies and techniques for stone masonry. The firm shall also demonstrate experience with various facets of bridge rehabilitation including: temporary structures, experience with maintenance and protection of traffic plus experience working around densely populated urban areas and commuter traffic. The consulting firm will be expected to provide fully developed methodologies for accomplishing all of the above mentioned work.

Six (6) copies of the written Statement of Qualifications and U.S. Government Forms SF330 must be received by the Authority no later than 4:00 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012. The Statement of Qualifications should be addressed to Mr. Michael P. Venuto, P.E., P.L.S., Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer, Delaware River Port Authority, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 1949, Camden, New Jersey 08101. The mailing envelope containing the Statement of Qualifications shall be labeled “Design Services for Benjamin Franklin Bridge Masonry Rehabilitation”. Faxed or e-mailed statements of qualifications will not be accepted. Late statements of qualifications will not be accepted. The Statement of Qualifications shall describe, in five (5) pages or less, the qualifications of the firm and the key personnel on the design team. The qualifications must include three design projects successfully performed in the last five years by the firm and the key personnel. The Statement of Qualifications will be used by the Authority to establish a short list of consultants to receive a Request for Proposal and to engage a consultant for this project.

The Delaware River Port Authority is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or non-job related disability. In that regard, the Delaware River Port Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit bids for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this project. Prospective bidders should understand that the participation of certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all proposals. To that end, the DRPA has established MBE and WBE goals for this project. Proposers are not expected to name their MBE and WBE team members at the time they submit the Statement of Qualifications. However, MBE and WBE team members must be named, and commitment levels must be noted at the time the proposal is submitted.

This public advertisement constitutes the Delaware River Port Authority’s formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified Professional Architectural/Engineering firms in the aforementioned project.